Guest guest Posted January 16, 1999 Report Share Posted January 16, 1999 Mike, Last night was the first time in a while I asn't awake at 3:45am! Sorry I missed you. I often get into a game of gin on line when that happens - you can chat with the other player while playing. The combination of playing and chatting is one of the best ways to put that rls to rest! It really works for me, and very quickly. Drawback: I often don't want to stop playing, even when the legs become OK. Much better than twitching and being frustrated and angry however. ne, 58, Lawrenceville, NJ On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:57:53 PST " michael nortrup " mikezpen@...> writes: > > >group: >Anybody out there want to talk? >It's 3:45 A.M. here in York, Pa. , I'm up for the second time tonite >with RLS, and need something to stimulate my mind an get rid of this >electricity shooting up my right leg. >If any of you are similiarly afflicted at the moment, maybe you can >come >back. > >mike >54 >mikezpen@... > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 1999 Report Share Posted January 16, 1999 It was one of those nights for me too. I woke up at 1AM and couldn't get back to sleep. Milk and crackers didn't help, neither did the hot soak or aromatherapy or my sound pillow. I don't know whether it was because of the RLS or if the wakefullness bothered the RLS. Finally at 4:30 I slid out of bed, went downstairs and did dishes, took Mr Biggles outside then fed him and Machka the cat. Chores done I made myself a cup of Ovaltine (the old time malt kind) and tried to get in some Bible Study. Time rolled on. I finally decided Mr. Biggles REALLY needed a shampoo so I got all the stuff ready and plunked him in the kitchen sink where he got a good going over (he's very patient with me). After his blow-dry and combing I fixed a half-assed topknot on him (as he stared at me with those shiney shoe-button eyes) and he went off giving himself a thorough shake. Now it's 10 after 9 and I feel like going back to bed for an hour or two. I'm actually sleepy. I've taken my Permax so that should hold me for a while. The snow has stopped and the sun is shining and Biggles is barking at a cat outside. Enjoy the day everyone. Maybe tonight we'll all sleep soundly for more than a couple of hours!! Jeanne and Mr. Biggles in Poultney VT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 1999 Report Share Posted January 16, 1999 Just thought that I'd let you folks know that I have found a great site that will help keep your mind off of an RLS attack. I decided to write this after Suzanne mentioned playing gin online. I had a pretty bad attack a few weeks ago, very late in the evening and finally got around to reading one of my Netscape newsletters. They had a link to a site where you can play all sorts of games such as Crosswords, Jumble, Wordsearch, Solitaire and then they have interactive games that you play with other people online such as: Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, Euchre, Hearts, and my personal favorite, Spades. Although I have yet to find anyone that I've been playing a game with that has RLS, the games are open all night long and you can chat with others that you are playing with. The link to the site is: http://excite.netscape.com/games/online_games/ You'll just have to " register " with the site for the first time, pick a " nickname " and a password and you're ready to play. I agree with Suzanne, though, sometimes, even after the meds have started working and the RLS has stopped, I have a hard time turning off the computer. If any of you decide you're interested in this, let me know privately, along with you chosen " nickname " and maybe a bunch of us can get into a good game one night. Take care, Jodi Shirley H Isbill wrote: > From: isbills@... (Shirley H Isbill) > > Mike, Last night was the first time in a while I asn't awake at 3:45am! > Sorry I missed you. I often get into a game of gin on line when that > happens - you can chat with the other player while playing. The > combination of playing and chatting is one of the best ways to put that > rls to rest! It really works for me, and very quickly. Drawback: I > often don't want to stop playing, even when the legs become OK. Much > better than twitching and being frustrated and angry however. > ne, 58, Lawrenceville, NJ > On Sat, 16 Jan 1999 00:57:53 PST " michael nortrup " mikezpen@...> > writes: > > > > > >group: > >Anybody out there want to talk? > >It's 3:45 A.M. here in York, Pa. , I'm up for the second time tonite > >with RLS, and need something to stimulate my mind an get rid of this > >electricity shooting up my right leg. > >If any of you are similiarly afflicted at the moment, maybe you can > >come > >back. > > > >mike > >54 > >mikezpen@... > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 1999 Report Share Posted January 17, 1999 Jodi, I play Hearts and gin all the time. We should schedule a gin tourney with all of us! Elaine, Malibu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 1999 Report Share Posted January 17, 1999 Jodi, I play Hearts and gin all the time. We should schedule a gin tourney with all of us! Elaine, Malibu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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